The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-31

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providing that leases shall be absolutely
at cents, instead of not less than cents
an acre, as proposed by the senate.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
House bill Furnishing for divulging
secrets of grand juries passed.
Senate bill No. 91-Amending article
| $40 of the code of procedure, relative to
the effect of appeals and substitution OF
records. from the court of conviction
passed to third reading.
! Senate bill No. 116 -Au.horizing the
chartering of private corporations for
operating deep water channels on the gull
coast, with power TO issue bonds to Dor
row money for such purposes was under
consideration when the hour for the spe-
ciai order arrived.
message from Governor Ross stated
that since signing the bill creating the
new counties in Tom Green county, it had
been discovered that three of them, Crane,
Ward and Loving, had not been provided
with the area required by the constitution.
A motion was entered to reconsider the
senate bill for issuing new certificates in
place of the original one in Greer county.
The house general appropriation bill
was taken up as special order, the ques-
ton being the adoption of the amendments
made in committee of the whole. The
amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Alexander offered amendment max
ing changes in the salaries in the comp
troller's department, to which Mr.. Steele
offered amendment striking out provision
in the Alexander amendment that one-half
of the clerks shall be females and inserting
five female clerks. Both amendments
were lost.
Pending further consideration of the
bill the house ad journed till 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session of the house
the general appropriation bill was again
considered.
Mr.. Mills offered an amendment, as he
did in committee of the whole, striking
out the item of $4,000 for the medical
branch of the University, az Galveston,
and spoke to his amendment.
Mr.. Gresham made an able argument in
favor of the Appropriation, showing con
clusively that the state had misappro-
prated, and owed the money to the Uni
versity.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, cOntended that the
University was mere creature of the
state, and that, consequently, the state
could not, never did, and never will owe
the University anything. "We have the
right" he said, "to take away everything
from the University, tear down its build
ing and throw away the brick"
Mr.. Bell seemed to have been oblivious |
Of the fact that the University and its
are established by the constitu-
Jion, and not by the legislature.
Mr.. Smith, of Travis, argued that the
of the medical college
would cripple the University and the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college, on &C
count of the increased funds which would
be necessary to carry on the three institu-
tions.
M. Parker spoke in favor of the appro-
priation, showing that the state would pay
a debt and with the Galveston and Greeley
donations be benefited over one hundred
dollars by making an appropri-
alton of $4,000.
The house refused to strike out the ap-
by vote Of 80 to 40.
The bill was ordered engrossed without
further amendments, but the house re-
fused to suspend the rules for its final
passage.
Adjourned till Tuesday morning.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The house was called to order by she
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
After some minor business Mr.. Latimer
rose to question of privilege, and, re-
ferring to an article in The STATESMAN
of March 20, said: Garfield is not the
only liar who has entered the portals of
this house, and that his (Latimer's) pro-
fciency as Latinist had been questioned
by said correspondent, merely on account
of "lapsus lingui," which he afterward
corrected. He warned the house as fol-
lows: "Falsus in uno-falsus in omni-
bus"
The STATETMAN representative referred
to was not present, and Mr.. Latimer's
statement, given above in brackets, is as
he sent 1t up for insertion in the journal.
Senate bill No. 116, amending the law so
that private corporations may be char
tered for constructing docks and deep wa
ter channels on the gulf coast passed.
Bills were presented:
By Mr.. Plumly-Providing that school
lands surveyed by railroads or other cor
porations or persons shall belong to the
public free schools, and be disposed of as
other school lands.
By Mr.. Baylor-House bill No. Gil, Gre
ating five new counties out of west part of
Tom Green county. 1t merely changes
the area of several of the counties already
created to conform to the constitution.
The committee on education reported
favorably on senate bill for the exchange
Of University lands.
Also, favorably on senate bill accepting
The donating of $4,000 from the federal
government for experimental services at
The Agricultural and Mechanical college.
The judiciary committee reported in ia
7or of house bill No. 600, to regulate pros
scutions and civil suits for libel. There is
l minority report also.
The house reconsidered the senate bill
for the issuing of new certiti-
,ates in place of original ones to lands in
Greer county.
The bill passed with amendment to Sec
ion 3, as followa: provided, that said
certificates shall not be located on any
ands heretofore forfeited, or that may be
hereafter forfeited to the state by any
abroad company, nor any of the lands
hat are or may be reserved from location;
Ind, provided, that said patents be re-
urned to the land commissioner, and be
)y him cancelled and new certificates be
ssued therefor, as herein provided, on
,r before the 1st day of January, 1883,